Here’s the unvarnished truth: death is here to stay until Jesus returns to claim his bride, the church. On that final day he will raise all the saints in the power of his resurrection, out of the dust of death into risen eternal glory. But Jesus has not abandoned us until then. We aren’t just biding our time, running out the clock in this dying world. We have an anchor in eternity. Jesus promises to be with us every step of the way, even in calamity and the darkest valleys of our lives.
